"A U.S. official said the administration is "committed to ushering mutually beneficial trade relations with China without compromising on our national and economic security.""
""We've made ourselves into a big target," Matt Pearl, director of the strategic technologies program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Axios."
""It would be unfortunate if this was more than a short-term, tactical decision.""
The Trump administration has paused plans to sanction China over last year's Salt Typhoon cyber intrusions to avoid jeopardizing the October trade deal framework. Officials worry that sanctioning China would harm the trade negotiations, and no public response has been mounted to one of the most sweeping cyber espionage campaigns to hit the United States. The pause signals a prioritization of economic leverage and trade ties over immediate punitive measures against a major cyber adversary. Related moves include lifting limits on Nvidia H200 exports with concessions and leaving the TikTok ban unresolved, while export controls remain on top-tier Blackwell AI chips.
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